Onsite Project Engineer IP or SoC development

Job Description

Appealing Points:

• Gain end-to-end exposure to semiconductor design (IP/SoC) across the full lifecycle—from RTL to tapeout—working on advanced nodes (7nm/5nm)
• Build deep expertise in VLSI design areas such as PPA optimization, low-power design (UPF/CPF), timing analysis, and physical design
• Lead complex, large-scale projects in a global environment, strengthening leadership, stakeholder management, and delivery capabilities

Annual salary : 10 Million yen and above

Responsibilities 

• The Onsite Project Engineer role has the main responsibility to lead end-to-end semiconductor design programs across IP/SoC development.
• The candidate will be a part of the team which handles complex VLSI projects with a strict schedule, scope, and quality targets. 
• Hands on Knowledge on Physical aware synthesis 
• Develop and Maintain Script flow and scripts 
• Good knowledge on Constraints development  
• Optimize designs for power, performance, and area (PPA) 
• Generate and review reports (timing, area, power, QoR) 
• Support low-power implementation (UPF/CPF based flows) 
• Hands on knowledge Pre and Post layout Timing analysis for Multi-Mode  
• Experience on Logix equivalence check using Industry standard tools like Formality and Conformal 
• Knowledge of DFT modes is preferable. 
• Hands on Physical design activities like floor planning, power planning, CTS, Routing 

Job Qualifications:

• Over 5 years of hands-on experience in semiconductor (SoC) development projects for VLSI/ASIC/SoC domain 
• Strong understanding of full chip design lifecycle:  
• Architecture → RTL → Verification → Synthesis → P&R → Signoff → Tapeout 
• Practical experience in RTL development, verification, or physical design 
• Sound Understanding of semiconductor development processes (Lint/CDC/STA/DFT/P&R, etc.) 
• Strong knowledge of semiconductor processes (7nm/5nm/advanced nodes preferred) 
• Exposure to IP integration or full-chip SoC programs 
• Experience of working in day-do-day communication MS-Office tools such MS Word, PowerPoint, Excel, MS teams  
• Exposure to collaborating with multi-site / offshore teams 
• More than 5 years of project execution experience (schedule, quality, risk management) 
• Ability to organize information and provide clear guidance in technology projects with many uncertainties 
• Ability to work in fast-paced, deadline-driven environments 
• Strong communication skills to build trust in collaboration with multicultural teams 
• Ability to solve problems involving multiple domains through cause analysis and logical approaches 
• Excellent stakeholder management & communication skills 
• Strong leadership and mentoring ability, Problem-solving and decision-making skills 
• Experience in advanced nodes (7nm / 5nm / below) 
• Exposure to low-power design techniques 
• Exposure to UPF 
• Experience in high-frequency designs (>1GHz) 
• Knowledge of DFT integration 
• Experience in SoC-level synthesis  
• Bachelors/master’s degree in Electrical/Electronics/Instrumentation Engineering 

Language: Business level Japanese JLPT N2 and Business level English

Company Description:

We are a technology-led software services company that fulfils technology companies' software product development needs worldwide. As a trusted partner of today’s enterprises, we build software solutions for the future. We aim to understand our customers' needs and aspirations to deliver software that aligns with their vision. We are passionate about creating future-ready software focusing on superior user experience and ultimate simplicity.

Specializing in mobile, web, and cloud-based software development services across various industry verticals, we cater to customers globally. We focus on developing next-generation software products that require a deep understanding of communication networks, operating system internals, device diversity, and critical system resources. Our core strength lies in combining these engineering environments to create cutting-edge software solutions.